SIC 4731 | NAICS 488510
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Comprehensive market research reports provide in-depth industry analysis and five-year forecasts, with special focus on the underlying structure and external forces and relationships that affect industries and their performance. Report contents include:
Introductory section provides a summary overview of the third party logistics industry, with topics covered in this section including the types of services that 3PLs provide, the role of TIA members in providing these services, the role of brokers as logistics service providers and the advantages of using a broker from a warehouse manager's standpoint, and how to start up a brokerage firm.
First Research profiles cover key aspects of an industry's size, scope, and operations and include a five-year growth forecast. Profile contents include:
Annual study examines the current state of the third-party logistics market, with each study including an in-depth look at special focus topics such as the 3PL decision-making environment, 3PL roles in supply chain transformation, utilizing big data analytics, and 3PL involvement in the end-of-life supply chain. Key findings are available online, with complete study available for download with registration.
3PL Market in the US
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Market research report provides in-depth analysis of the third-party logistics (3PL) market in the U.S.,
with information provided in the report including market size and revenue forecasts by type of service provided
(e.g., VAWD - value-added warehousing and distribution, ITM - international transportation management, DTM
- domestic transportation management, and DCC - dedicated contract carriage).
Global Freight Forwarding Market
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Market research study provides a detailed analysis of the freight forwarding market on a global basis, with
topics addressed in the study including market segmentation by delivery mode (e.g., ocean, air)
and type of service provided (e.g., packaging service, labeling
service, documentation and purchase order management, transportation and warehousing service, and additional
value-added services).
Global Airfreight Forwarding Market
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Comprehensive research study analyzes the airfreight forwarding market from a global perspective,
with topics covered in the report including types of services provided
(e.g., packaging and labeling, documentation and PO management, charter services, and transportation and
warehousing) and end-users (e.g., manufacturing, fashion and textiles,
pharmaceutical, healthcare, and technology).
Five-year financial statement analysis includes income statements, balance sheets, and key financial ratios, with data available by sales size range on a national, state, and metro area level.
Financial information section of this profile includes income statements, balance sheets, and financial ratios by company size based on annual net revenue for companies that as freight forwarders arrange the transportation of freight between shippers and carriers using various modes of transportation, and as customs brokers clear goods through international customs on behalf of importers and exporters.
Online compensation analyzer provides base salary, incentive pay, and total compensation data for over 40 job positions, including management, sales, operations, information technology, accounting, and HR personnel, employed by third-party logistics companies, with compensation data filterable by job position and specialization, experience level, professional designations, and geographic location.
Free online service provides salary, bonus, and hourly wage rate data for job positions in this industry such as operations manager, logistics coordinator, import/export coordinators, freight forwarder, and customs broker, with employers for which wage data is provided including Expeditors International of Washington, Inc., C. H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., DHL Global Forwarding, Inc., and Panalpina, Inc.
